diff --git a/lib/cluster/index.ts b/lib/cluster/index.ts
index f7dc2c4c..f0c6f515 100644
--- a/lib/cluster/index.ts
+++ b/lib/cluster/index.ts
@@ -107,13 +107,27 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
     this.offlineQueue = new Deque()
   }
 
+  clearNodesRefreshInterval() {
+    if (this.slotsTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(this.slotsTimer)
+      this.slotsTimer = null
+    }
+  }
+
   resetNodesRefreshInterval() {
     if (this.slotsTimer) {
       return
     }
-    this.slotsTimer = setInterval(function () {
-      this.refreshSlotsCache()
-    }.bind(this), this.options.slotsRefreshInterval)
+    const nextRound = () => {
+      this.slotsTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        debug('refreshing slot caches... (triggered by "slotsRefreshInterval" option)')
+        this.refreshSlotsCache(() => {
+          nextRound()
+        })
+      }, this.options.slotsRefreshInterval)
+    }
+
+    nextRound()
   }
 
   /**
@@ -245,10 +259,7 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
       this.reconnectTimeout = null
       debug('Canceled reconnecting attempts')
     }
-    if (this.slotsTimer) {
-      clearInterval(this.slotsTimer)
-      this.slotsTimer = null
-    }
+    this.clearNodesRefreshInterval()
 
     this.subscriber.stop()
     if (status === 'wait') {
@@ -276,10 +287,7 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
       clearTimeout(this.reconnectTimeout)
       this.reconnectTimeout = null
     }
-    if (this.slotsTimer) {
-      clearInterval(this.slotsTimer)
-      this.slotsTimer = null
-    }
+    this.clearNodesRefreshInterval()
 
     this.subscriber.stop()
 
@@ -471,6 +479,7 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
             }
             _this.connectionPool.findOrCreate(_this.natMapper(key))
             tryConnection()
+            debug('refreshing slot caches... (triggered by MOVED error)')
             _this.refreshSlotsCache()
           },
           ask: function (slot, key) {
@@ -608,9 +617,19 @@ class Cluster extends EventEmitter {
     if (!redis) {
       return callback(new Error('Node is disconnected'))
     }
-    redis.cluster('slots', timeout((err, result) => {
+
+    // Use a duplication of the connection to avoid
+    // timeouts when the connection is in the blocking
+    // mode (e.g. waiting for BLPOP).
+    const duplicatedConnection = redis.duplicate({
+      enableOfflineQueue: true,
+      enableReadyCheck: false,
+      retryStrategy: null,
+      connectionName: 'ioredisClusterRefresher'
+    })
+    duplicatedConnection.cluster('slots', timeout((err, result) => {
+      duplicatedConnection.disconnect()
       if (err) {
-        redis.disconnect()
         return callback(err)
       }
       if (this.status === 'disconnecting' || this.status === 'close' || this.status === 'end') {
diff --git a/test/functional/cluster/index.js b/test/functional/cluster/index.js
index c66a3618..8c9084d1 100644
--- a/test/functional/cluster/index.js
+++ b/test/functional/cluster/index.js
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ describe('cluster', function () {
           return 0;
         }
       });
+      let hasDone = false
       new MockServer(30002, function () {
+        if (hasDone) {
+          return
+        }
+        hasDone = true
         client.disconnect();
         done();
       });
@@ -250,8 +255,8 @@ describe('cluster', function () {
   describe('#nodes()', function () {
     it('should return the corrent nodes', function (done) {
       var slotTable = [
-        [0, 5460, ['127.0.0.1', 30001], ['127.0.0.1', 30003]],
-        [5461, 10922, ['127.0.0.1', 30002]]
+        [0, 16381, ['127.0.0.1', 30001], ['127.0.0.1', 30003]],
+        [16382, 16383, ['127.0.0.1', 30002]]
       ];
       var node = new MockServer(30001, function (argv) {
         if (argv[0] === 'cluster' && argv[1] === 'slots') {
@@ -271,7 +276,8 @@ describe('cluster', function () {
       });
 
       var cluster = new Redis.Cluster([{ host: '127.0.0.1', port: '30001' }]);
-      cluster.on('ready', function () {
+      // Make sure 30001 has been connected
+      cluster.get('foo', function () {
         expect(cluster.nodes()).to.have.lengthOf(3);
         expect(cluster.nodes('all')).to.have.lengthOf(3);
         expect(cluster.nodes('master')).to.have.lengthOf(2);
diff --git a/test/functional/cluster/moved.js b/test/functional/cluster/moved.js
index 3046e419..1d5e1bb9 100644
--- a/test/functional/cluster/moved.js
+++ b/test/functional/cluster/moved.js
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ describe('cluster:MOVED', function () {
       if (argv[0] === 'get' && argv[1] === 'foo') {
         expect(moved).to.eql(false);
         moved = true;
+        slotTable[0][1] = 16381
+        slotTable[1][0] = 16382
         return new Error('MOVED ' + calculateSlot('foo') + ' 127.0.0.1:30001');
       }
     });
@@ -103,6 +105,8 @@ describe('cluster:MOVED', function () {
       if (argv[0] === 'get' && argv[1] === 'foo') {
         expect(moved).to.eql(false);
         moved = true;
+        slotTable[0][1] = 16381
+        slotTable[1][0] = 16382
         return new Error('MOVED ' + calculateSlot('foo') + ' 127.0.0.1:30001');
       }
     });
diff --git a/test/functional/cluster/quit.js b/test/functional/cluster/quit.js
index fdc6d98e..983ca284 100644
--- a/test/functional/cluster/quit.js
+++ b/test/functional/cluster/quit.js
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ describe('cluster:quit', () => {
   it('failed when quit returns error', function (done) {
     const ERROR_MESSAGE = 'quit random error'
     const slotTable = [
-      [0, 1000, ['127.0.0.1', 30001]],
-      [1001, 16383, ['127.0.0.1', 30002]]
+      [0, 16381, ['127.0.0.1', 30001]],
+      [16382, 16383, ['127.0.0.1', 30002]]
     ]
     new MockServer(30001, function (argv, c) {
       if (argv[0] === 'quit') {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ describe('cluster:quit', () => {
     const cluster = new Redis.Cluster([
       { host: '127.0.0.1', port: '30001' }
     ])
-    cluster.on('ready', () => {
+    cluster.get('foo', () => {
       cluster.quit((err) => {
         expect(err.message).to.eql(ERROR_MESSAGE)
         cluster.disconnect()
diff --git a/test/helpers/mock_server.js b/test/helpers/mock_server.js
index 7653496a..a237e87f 100644
--- a/test/helpers/mock_server.js
+++ b/test/helpers/mock_server.js
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ MockServer.prototype.write = function (c, data) {
 
 MockServer.prototype.findClientByName = function (name) {
   for (const client of this.clients) {
-    if (client._connectionName === name) {
+    if (client && client._connectionName === name) {
       return client
     }
   }